Attitude and Prejudice — psychology STD 12 Arts — Question
Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ArtspsychologyAttitude and Prejudice5 Marks
Question
Explain ways to change attitudes.
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Answer
(1) Education:
Education is a relative, permanent, change in behavior through experience, practice or effort.
That is, behavior can be changed through education.
Attitudes can be changed through education given in school or college.
By providing information to the people through education, their beliefs can be changed.
E.g. The traditional method of farming can be changed if the farmers who are doing conventional farming are guided by the new crop method of land valuation as well as the development of modern farming using the necessary elements.
(2) Publicity:
Preaching is an effective means of education.
Mass media currently play an important role in making publicity effective. Through which attitudes can be changed.
E.g. For population control we two of us propagate this slogan in newspapers, TV. Etc. done through the media has become effective from the population control program.
(3) Group discussion:
The medium of communication helps to change people's attitudes.
Their attitudes can be changed if discussions are held between two opposing groups.
E.g. India is a country suffering from terrorism.
Discussing the issue of terrorism with the leaders of different countries of the world has changed the attitude of various countries towards India.
He has also started helping India on the issue of terrorism.
E.g. In 1943, New Combe was able to change the mindset of college girls from a conservative family through discussion.
(4) Law:
Law becomes an effective means of changing attitudes when human beings are not ready to change their attitudes through experience, understanding or discussion.
Although the process of bringing change in the society has been going on for a long time, if change has not taken place, people can bring change by intimidating them out of fear of the law.
E.g. According to religious orthodox beliefs, women were not allowed to enter or worship in many places of worship.
On which the Supreme Court granted equal rights to men and women.
So gradually the discrimination between men and women in religious matters was eliminated.
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